More Awesome Autumnness

Following on from the last post, a quick update on the Kings freeride meet before the awesome Dirt-Monkey photos hit Rem proper.

As Rog said in his quick roundup on his blog, 15 riders made it, hit it, and loved it.
It was great to have so many wheelieboard freeride fanatics in my fave local spot at one time, if not slightly surreal- I've not seen the car park so full since it was filled with Police searching for terrorist weapons in 2006!

There were some seriously skilled riders, all absolutely killing it, ripping & slashing their way down all manner of leaf-covered runs.  Harry said 'best drift ever' :)

On a personal note, i was impressed by how enthusiastically other riders tackled challenging lines & slopes (that i know like the back of my hand)- they got, like soooo stuck in and even seemed to do the tougher runs with ease (notably Bieran & Ant!).

 I also loved the fact other peeps were buzzing off different bits to my normal faves, meaning i took lines i'd never taken before. Also, i don't race bx so it was also mental having so many riders right on my effing tail!!!

As well as Daz getting back behind his lens, Tim Jones did some more testing for his (& Harry, ATBShop etc)'s new film. Check out the footy, it's sweeeeeet. Smell the earthiness and get some major leaves slashed right in ur slow-mo mush...

These guys are responsible for one of the best mountainboard vids of 2011 (imho) and I also got to see the next part of the cablecam footage that got everyone buzzing earlier this year... It's looking real good but we'll have to wait till 2012 to see it proper. Till then, here it is again to whet your appetites and generally make you go 'yyyyyeppp'...

Awesomeness indeed.

So, a seriously great session at Kings...

 Other highlights included Mackeral as the new mid-ride snack, Tim lovin' the riding after not riding for 2 yrs, me doing a weird handplant somersault roll thing over a stump to avoid MEBA's Horse, Smilie & Rog taking last run of the day in total darkness, massive long pole-cam in the face, Jed (7) doing the Daddy on his bike, massive loads of sweets, old men smoking pipes, flask tea and general day-long shredding of the gnar. Yeeha!
Decent photos soon. Thanks all.